Best place to trick-or-treat? Poughkeepsie, study says

Poughkeepsie is the best place to trick-or-treat, according to a study by a Toronto-based think tank.

The Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management and the Atlantic Cities, a media group, released their third annual Halloween Index report Thursday.

The report said Poughkeepsie had the best environment in the country for trick-or treating. Last year's winner was Chicago, the institute said.

The study looked at five variables including the number of candy stores and costume rental stores per 10,000 people, the share of the metropolitan population that is age 5 to 14, population density and median income.

"The new metro with the highest Halloween Index is Poughkeepsie," the organization said.